INTERVIEW BY CAITLIN MULDOWNEY AND MYKIRAH RUSSELL-HOPSON
Photographed by Caitlin Muldowney.
REGINA YOUNG, PENNSYLVANIA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 185
Why She Ran: What motivated me to run for office as State Representative is simply the fact that I needed to see my community in a better space economically, developmentally, culturally, educationally, and I believe that I was the best person to see that progress.
On Being Underestimated Due to Race or Gender: I’m pretty sure negativity was out there, but what helped me win this race was simply the fact that I focused on me and what I’m able to do, and not so much on what other people were telling me they thought I could do.
“I don’t need you to write my story, I write my own story”